Written by: Rishitha Boddu In recent years, criminal investigation shows have risen to popularity — some well known ones being CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and the classic Sherlock. Even novels such as Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie’s, and of course, Sherlock have been fan favorites,
Written by Gloria Wang Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of AI that deals specifically with the communication between computers and people using human language. But aside from being able to understand languages like English, Chinese, and German, NLP algorithms are now able to
Modelling Artificial Intelligence After the Human Brain Artificial Intelligence (AI) simulates the process of learning that humans undergo when observing their surroundings. The software allows machines not only to process and store knowledge, but also to solve problems and make predictions of the future based
by Phyllis Shen Sending Information Through Touch Recent developments in technology have allowed people to scan objects without contact. For example, contactless payments have allowed grocery shoppers to pay using a credit or debit card without their card touching any surfaces, which has been a
Written by Gloria Wang From hundreds of millions of private investment to grand claims about a computing revolution, quantum computing has changed people’s approach to the future of technology, and rightfully so. Just this month, a team of researchers in China have developed and tested
Written By: Braeden Cullen Protein structure prediction is an important aspect of computational biology and is the process by which three-dimensional structures of proteins are predicted based on their amino acid sequence. Accurate protein structure prediction is of unparallel importance due to its wide-ranging implications
Written by Juwon Park I recently picked up a brand new first-person shooter massive multiplayer online game (MMOG). While playing, there would be instances where another team could uncannily predict our team’s strategies. Later, I found out that one of the players was using a
Written by Gloria Wang It is not news that US politics has become increasingly polarized. Yet, the chaotic presidential debate that occurred earlier this year came as a surprise to many Americans. In a recent study, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that the
Written By: Kaylee Zhou Oceans make up at least 70% of Earth, but only 5% of the seafloor has been mapped, which leaves no less than 65% of the oceans on Earth unexplored and unobserved (Emerson, 2016). Researchers have established that deepwater pressures, extremely cold
Written by Phyllis Shen In 2018, researchers discovered a frozen saltwater lake beneath the south pole of Mars, suggesting the possibility of life on the planet, as microbes thrive in similar environments within glaciers on Earth (Witze 2018). This discovery was made by a team